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Duration: 1 hour, 36 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 2 months

Swashbuckling adventure in which a Spanish governor orders a crew of Dutch sailors to be enslaved and their captain hanged, but they escape and plot revenge. With Maureen O'Hara. Show more

Contributors

Francisca:
Maureen O'Hara
Laurent Van Horn:
Paul Henreid
Don Alvarado:
Walter Slezak
Anne Bonny:
Binnie Barnes
Da Bilar:
John Emery
Captain Black:
Barton MacLane
Lieutenant Escobar:
Jack La Rue
Captain Lussan:
Ian Keith
Director:
Frank Borzage

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Biography of British film pioneer William Friese-Greene, who designed and patented a working cinematic camera. His life was dogged by hardship and lack of recognition. Show more

Contributors

William Friese-Greene:
Robert Donat
Edith Friese-Greene:
Margaret Johnston
Helena Friese-Greene:
Maria Schell
Maurice Friese-Greene:
John Howard Davies
Lord Beaverbrook:
Robert Beatty
Arthur Collings:
Eric Portman
May Jones:
Glynis Johns
Platform Man:
Cecil Parker
Assistant in Laboratory:
David Tomlinson
Bank Manager:
Emlyn Williams
Hotel Receptionist:
Kay Walsh
Police Officer:
Laurence Olivier
Maida Vale Doctor:
Leo Genn
House Agent:
Marius Goring
Industry Man:
Peter Ustinov
Nursemaid:
Sheila Sim
Broker's Man:
Stanley Holloway
Miss Tagg:
Renee Asherson
Company Promoter:
Roland Culver
Ethel Friese-Greene:
Janette Scott
Cousin Alfred:
Bernard Miles
Mrs Claire:
Joyce Grenfell
Maurice Guttenberg:
Frederick Valk
Official Receiver:
Michael Hordern
Sergeant in Storeroom:
Sydney James
Doctor's Housekeeper:
Thora Hird
Recruiting Sergeant:
William Hartnell
Sitter in Bath Studio:
Googie Withers
Sitter in Bath Studio:
Richard Murdoch
Sitter in Bath Studio:
Sybil Thorndike
Mrs Stukely:
Joan Hickson
Industry Man:
Peter Jones
Director:
John Boulting

World Athletics Championships

London 2017

Episode 6: Day 2, Part 1

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Coverage of day two as Katarina Johnson-Thompson begins her bid to succeed retired champion Jessica Ennis-Hill. Commentary by Steve Cram. Show more

Food & Drink

Series 2

Episode 4: Provenance

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Highlighting all that is excellent in food and drink. Should we care where our food comes from? Chef Genarro Contaldo creates an authentically Italian dish from scratch. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Michel Roux Jr
Participant:
Kate Goodman
Participant:
Gennaro Contaldo
Participant:
Oliver Peyton
Executive Producer:
Robi Dutta
Series Producer:
Hannah Corneck

Flog It!

Series 13 (60-Minute Versions)

Episode 3: Manchester 13

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two HD

Paul Martin is joined by Caroline Hawley and Micheal Baggott at Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry, which charts the city's role in the industrial revolution. Show more

Regional Variations (2)

University Challenge

2017/18

Episode 3

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Students representing the University of Southampton battle it out with the University of Cardiff for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Paxman
Executive Producer:
Peter Gwyn
Producer:
Irene Daniels
Production Company:
ITV Studios

Regional Variations (2)

Only Connect

Series 13

Episode 2: Geocachers v Vikings

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz show about making connections. A team of geocachers take on a trio from York in this opening heat. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Jenny Hawker
Director:
Siân G Lloyd
Production Company:
Parasol Media

Regional Variations (2)

Gardeners' World

2017

Episode 19

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

There are plans for propagating and planting at Longmeadow this week when Monty Don plants up a new bed of irises and takes pelargonium cuttings. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Monty Don
Presenter:
Nick Bailey
Presenter:
Carol Klein
Presenter:
Joe Swift
Executive Producer:
Paolo Proto
Series Producer:
Sharon Fisher
Production Manager:
Jennie Sawyer

The Sweet Makers

Series 1

Episode 3: A Victorian Treat

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Four modern-day confectioners use original recipes to recreate a Victorian sweet shop. The sweet makers are in their own workshop in Blists Hill, Shropshire. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Andy Baxendale
Interviewed Guest:
Faye Prior
Interviewed Guest:
Diana Short
Interviewed Guest:
Cynthia Stroud
Interviewed Guest:
Paul A Young
Presenter:
Emma Dabiri
Presenter:
Annie Gray
Costume designer:
Heidi Miller
Director of photography:
Patrick Acum
Production Secretary:
Emma Marks
Production Coordinator:
Gemma Templar
Production Manager:
Emily Assael
Editor:
Sue Outlaw
Executive Producer:
Emily Shields
Series Producer:
Helen Nixon
Production Company:
Wall to Wall Media

Regional Variations (2)

Royal Cousins at War

Episode 1: A House Divided

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two Scotland

How the tangled relationships and emerging rivalries between Europe's royal houses at the outbreak of the First World War played a crucial role in the conflict. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Denys Blakeway

Dad's Army

Series 4

Episode 2: Don't Forget the Diver

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Wartime sitcom. The ingenuity of Mainwaring's men is put to the test.

Contributors

Capt George Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sgt Arthur Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
LCpl Jack Jones:
Clive Dunn
Pte Frazer:
John Laurie
Pte Walker:
James Beck
Pte Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Pte Pike:
Ian Lavender
ARP Warden:
Bill Pertwee
Capt Square:
Geoffrey Lumsden
Pte Sponge:
Colin Bean
2nd ARP Warden:
Don Estelle
Landlord:
Verne Morgan
Producer:
David Croft
Director:
Harold Snoad

Regional Variations (2)

Billy Connolly celebrates his seventy-fifth birthday by sitting for three Scottish artists - John Byrne, Jack Vettriano and Rachel Maclean. Show more

Regional Variations (3)

Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime

BBC Two Wales

Late Licence

BBC Two Northern Ireland

Duration: 1 hour, 31 minutes

on BBC Two Scotland

Comedy about Doug and Abi, travelling to Scotland for a birthday celebration, who are trying to hide the fact from their family that they are going through a divorce. Show more

Contributors

Abi McLeod:
Rosamund Pike
Doug McLeod:
David Tennant
Gordie McLeod:
Billy Connolly
Gavin McLeod:
Ben Miller
Margaret McLeod:
Amelia Bullmore
Lottie McLeod:
Emilia Jones
Mickey McLeod:
Bobby Smalldridge
Jess McLeod:
Harriet Turnbull
Agnes Chisolm:
Celia Imrie
Kenneth McLeod:
Lewis Davie
Jimmy Cazzarotto:
Ralph Riach
Sergeant Murdoch:
Ron Donachie
Director:
Guy Jenkin
Director:
Andy Hamilton
Writer:
Guy Jenkin

Formats

Regional Variations (2)

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

on BBC Two Scotland

French thriller. Teacher Germain is fascinated by one of his pupil's writing assignments. He encourages him to continue writing, but the boy gets carried away by his story. Show more

Contributors

Germain Germain:
Fabrice Luchini
Jeanne Germain:
Kristin Scott Thomas
Claude Garcia:
Ernst Umhauer
Esther Artole:
Emmanuelle Seigner
Rapha Artole pere:
Denis Ménochet
Rapha Artole fils:
Bastien Ughetto
Les jumelles Rosalie et Eugénie:
Yolande Moreau
Le proviseur du lycée Gustave Flaub:
Jean-Francois Balmer
La deuxième femme au balcon:
Diana Stewart
Rapha Artole fils:
Bastien Ughetto

Formats

BBC Two HD

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